King James Version
Psalms 49:18 in the King James Version says “Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. while: Heb. in his...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. while: Heb. in his life”
Psalms 49:18 · KJV
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. while: Heb. in his life
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. He: Heb. The soul shall
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“his soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“Though while he lived”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“he blessed”
H1288to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
“and men will praise”
H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“thee when thou doest well”
H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
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